Nigerian POS agent loses ₦400k to 419 scam as cash deposit turns to paper

A Nigerian POS agent fell victim to a 419 scam when a ₦400,000 note turned into paper after a customer visited her shop to deposit the money for transfer to another account.

This incident was revealed in a recent video making waves on social media, which shows the stack of paper lined up in the shape of money.

The caption of the video reads: “Please, anybody doing POS, be wise.” It shows the paper being handled by a woman as she narrates the incident.

She explained that a man had visited the shop to make a transfer and dropped the sum of ₦400,000.

After the transaction was completed, he left, and the money immediately turned into paper.

The video has attracted significant attention from social media users, who have flooded the comment section to share their thoughts.